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Is the PS2 really all that different from N64? IGN64 has the full scoop with screenshots.

By IGN Staff

Earlier today Sony unveiled its next-generation console, carefully titled PlayStation 2. The 128-bit super-console has been riding the hype train for months and now that the final specs are in and early demos playable, it looks to keep on riding that train until its release early next year (in Japan). With a hefty price tag of $360-370 in the Land of the Rising Sun, the games had better be pretty unbelievable... and it seems they are.

But are they?

Yes.

But really?

IGN64 set out to find out. We've compiled a showing of PS2's so called "games" and stacked them side-by-side with some of Nintendo 64's cream of the crop. We think you'll find, as we did, that the differences are barely visible to the human eye.

Above: One of the classics, Quest 64 demonstrates that, as far as RPGs are concerned, no other console can compete.

Racers

Above: Sony's Gran Turismo 2000 fails miserably to convey an accurate sense or real-life racing, despite the promised power of the machine.

Above: Nintendo 64's Cruis'n World, on the other hand, effortlessly proves that more power doesn't always mean more better. Look at the lush visuals, the raw depth and detail lovingly implemented into Cruis'n World's photo-realistic environments. Sorry PlayStation 2.

Fighters

Above: Namco's Tekken Tag Tournament for PlayStation 2 barely touches on the facade of reality with blurry, laughable graphics and virtually no background environments to be found. Come on...

Above: Clayfighter 63 1/3... need we say any more?

It's very obvious to the unbiased eye that the differences between PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 64 are almost nonexistent. In fact, after careful examination, we can only come to two possible reasons for buying Sony's next-generation game machine, as follows:

Note to readers: The above story was not honestly meant to be taken seriously. Please know that we enjoy Nintendo 64 software very much, but simply couldn't resist the opportunity to have a little fun with the latest news.

It would be hugely unfair to try and accurately compare Nintendo 64 and PlayStation 2. However, as soon as Nintendo releases finalized specs and early game images for Dolphin, you can rest assured that a comparison of sorts will unearth itself.